⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
+8Q130-23
0Q228-29
+11Q329-22
+6Q427-23
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 38- Burned in transition, 0 fast break points to 12
Key battles
0Fast break points12
2Steals7
45%Three-point accuracy31%
13Free throws made8
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 4:53 · ORL 48-39 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 9:24 · ORL 36-37 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 15 | Threes made | 13 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
